Allen & Heath mixing consoles have been installed throughout the new Princess Noura bint AbdulRahman University for Women in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Supplied by CAP France BAT with the support of Allen & Heath distributor PAXT Pro Audio Engineering, the audio installation takes in the University’s Convention Centre, including a 2,800-capacity theatre, 1,400 capacity theatre, a rehearsal/multi-purpose theatre and ten seminar rooms.
The two larger theatres feature four iDR-48 MixRacks and four iLive-T112 Control Surfaces to manage both FOH and monitor dutiess, while the Black Box rehearsal theatre contains an iDR-32 MixRack with iLive-T80 Control Surface. Additionally, Zed-14 analogue stereo USB mixers are installed in each of the seminar rooms to mix audio feeds fro wireless and goose-neck mics, and programme sources.
The University was opened by Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah less than three years after laying its first foundation stone, and includes administration buildings, 13 faculties, a 700-bed student hospital, laboratories, research centres and a residential area including accommodation for students and staff. The capacity of the university is around 26,000 students.
